Technical Specialties:

Course development, teaching, and consulting in the areas of computer, mobile device, and network forensics; computer and network security; TCP/IP and the Internet; Information Technology (IT) management; and data communications protocols and technologies.

Education:

• B.A., Mathematics (cum laude), Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 1975
• Graduate study in Computer Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1975-1976
• M.S., Computer Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 1980
• Ph.D., Computing Technology in Education, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2010
• Industry certifications held: (ISC)² CISSP, ISFCE CCE, DFCB, IISFA CIFI, Cisco CCNA, SANS GSEC
• Security clearance information provided upon request
• Additional certifications: PADI Divemaster, PADI Master SCUBA Diver Trainer, EFR Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) Instructor

Work Experience:

• Program Director and Associate Professor, Norwich University, Northfield, VT, 9/11-present. Responsible for curriculum design and development, recruitment and retention of faculty, and student admissions for the M.S. in Information Assurance (MSIA) program.

• President, Gary Kessler Associates, Burlington, VT, 7/10-present. Develop and deliver training, consulting, and services related to computer forensics and information security.

• Assoc. Professor and Program Director, Champlain College, Burlington, VT, 7/00-6/10. Responsible for coordinating course offerings, hiring and managing full-time and adjunct faculty, designing and teaching courses, and updating the curriculum for the Computer Networking, Computer & Digital Forensics, and Information Security majors. Director, Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation. Led team preparing successful application for college's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE). Developer and director of the M.S., Digital Investigation Management program.

• Senior Network Security Analyst, SymQuest Group, South Burlington, VT, 7/99-6/00. Manage and helped build the company's consulting practices in the network security, Internet access, and WAN space. Involved in all aspects of the practice, from sales, recruitment, RFP response, needs assessment, training, and implementation.

• Director, Information Technology/Senior Member of Technical Staff, Hill Associates, Colchester, VT, 3/97-7/99. Managed the IT staff, provided structure for IT decisions, managed the information security function, and incorporated IT as a strategic business tool. Major project was to coordinate upgrade to new course development and publishing tools, and implementation of document management/database system. Secondary role was to develop and deliver telecommunication technology training courses.

• Senior Consultant, BBN Systems and Technologies Professional Services Group, Cambridge, MA/Colchester, VT, 9/96-1/97. Coordinated BBN's role within CommerceNet.

• Senior Member of Technical Staff, Hill Associates, Colchester, VT, 4/93-9/96. Developed and deliverd data communications courses to many customers in the telecommunications industry. Responsible for company's Internet connection and information security, and informal oversight for corporate IT directions.

• President, Gary Kessler Associates, Colchester, VT, 7/88-3/93 and Vice President, Technology, MAN Technology Corporation, Burlington, VT, 10/91-3/93. Developed and delivered telecommunications training courses, and consulted in the areas of communications technology and industry directions.

• Member of Technical Staff, Hill Associates, Colchester, VT, 2/84-6/88. Developed and delivered telecommunications training courses. One major project was to analyze current and future educational training needs of a large R&D organization.

• Software Engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, 11/81-1/84. Coordinator for computer-aided engineering (CAE) software tools within my division in the Electronics Engineering Department.

• Coordinator of Academic Computing, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT, 7/79-10/81. Defined and managed college's first academic computer center. Primary designer of college's first Computer Science curriculum and taught programming courses.

• Graduate Research Fellow, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 9/78-5/79.
• Computer Programmer, Vermont State Health Department, Burlington, VT, 11/77-8/78.
• Applications Programmer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 8/76-10/77.

Other Professional Information:

• Public Outreach and Law Enforcement Training Coordinator, lead mobile device examiner, and advisory board member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) and Internet Crimes Task Forces.

• Founding Chair and current Secretary, Vermont InfraGard chapter.

• Editor-in-chief, Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law.

• Numerous training and consulting activities in computing and data communications within the telecommunications industry, to both technical and non-technical audiences; have also taught and/or consulted in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the U.K. Have provided instruction or advice to numerous community groups, including testifying to the Vermont Legislature about the need for computer crime and digital signature legislation, and defining the role of digital forensics examiners.

• Instructor with the U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, Anti-Terrorism Assistance Cybertraining program.

• Author of more than 70 articles in industry publications and academic journals about digital forensics and investigations, the Internet, TCP/IP, network security, e-commerce, computing, data communications standards and protocols, and computer history. Lead author of ISDN: Concepts, Facilities, and Services, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill, 1998) and METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS: Concepts, Standards, and Services (McGraw-Hill, 1992).

• Frequent speaker at industry and academic conferences in North America and overseas, including High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) meetings, Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law (CDFSL), and Mobile Forensics World. Have been on the organizing and/or program committee for many conferences.

• Past and current participant in numerous standards activities, including those related to computer forensics education and practitioner certification, and networking technologies including FDDI, frame relay, packet switching/X.25, site security, and Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS).

• Adjunct Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University, Mt. Lawley, Western Australia; California Community College Instructor Credential in Computer Science; former adjunct faculty member, Prevel School of Business, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT and Information Assurance graduate program, Norwich University, Northfield, VT.

Personal Information:

• Life Member (and former chief) of Colchester Rescue Squad, member of the Green Mountain Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team, and past member of Malletts Bay Fire Department.
• Hobbies include reading, playing the guitar, SCUBA diving, boating, walking, and hiking.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Responsible for curriculum design and development, recruitment and retention of faculty, and student admissions for the graduate program. Initial task was to lead redesign of the program curricula to meet the evolving needs of the students, potential employers, and the marketplace.

July 2010- present

PRESIDENT Gary Kessler Associates Burlington, Vermont

Provide computer forensics and information security course development and delivery, consulting, and practitioner services. Courses include computer forensics, network forensics and protocol analysis, cryptography, mobile device forensics, live data acquisition, and information security and assurance. Also work with U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, Anti-Terrorism Assistance Cybertraining program instructor, Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and Champlain College Center for Workforce Development.

July 2000- June 2010

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (2000-2010) PROGRAM DIRECTOR, COMPUTER NETWORKING (2000-2007) PROGRAM DIRECTOR, COMPUTER & DIGITAL FORENSICS (2003-2007) PROGRAM DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SECURITY (2005-2007) DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR DIGITAL INVESTIGATION (2006-2009) COORDINATOR, INFORMATION ASSURANCE EDUCATION & RESEARCH (2008-2009) PROGRAM DIRECTOR, M.S. IN DIGITAL INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT (2009-2010) Champlain College Burlington, Vermont

Initial primary role was to manage courses in the Computer Networking A.S. degree and professional certificate programs, and coordinate curriculum with other programs within the department, particularly Telecommunications. Responsible for staffing, and the hiring and management of full-time and adjunct faculty. Updated the curriculum to address information assurance and other up-to-date industry requirements, including the design of a 4-year B.S. Computer Networking degree commencing in 2002. Course development in the areas of Internet and Web architecture, TCP/IP, routers, computer and network security, and computer forensics. Primary developer of the Computer & Digital Forensics curriculum leading to a B.S. degree, commencing in 2003 (and becoming an online program in 2004); principal investigator on Dept. of Justice (DOJ) grant to design and coordinate e-crime curriculum in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Electronic Crime Partnership Initiative (ECPI). Led effort to develop Information Security B.S. degree program, commencing in 2005, and teamwork leading to designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) in 2007. Work with various industry groups to identify educational requirements for future workers in all of these fields. Led proposal for M.S. program in Digital Investigation Management (2005-07), participated in application for initial program approval by regional accreditation board (2007-08), was named program director (2009), managed and coordinated course development (2009-10), and led efforts for final accreditation of the program (2010). In 2006, assumed role of director of Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation (C3DI), a DOJ-funded grant project and partnership between the college, Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and several law enforcement training organizations. Additional work within the college community includes the development of college-wide educational competencies for undergraduates, member and co-chair of the Curriculum Committee (2002-2005), and information security instructor in college's Managing Innovation in Information Technology M.S. program. Also spearhead information security projects for the Vermont Information Technology Center (VITC), a collaboration between the Vermont Technology Council and Champlain College.

Presented "Cyberethics and K-12 Education" and "Computer Forensics" at VITA-Learn, November 2003, Killington, VT. Presented lectures on cryptography, steganography, and TCP/IP at HTCIA Annual Conference, September 2004. Keynote speaker on computer forensics education at Computer Forensics Symposium 2004, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN, October 2004. Webmaster and member of organizing and program committees, 29th-32nd IEEE Local Computer Networks Conference, November 2004, November 2005, November 2006, and October 2007. Presented lectures on TCP/IP at Southeast Cybercrime Summit, March 2005. Presented lectures on cryptography, steganography, and TCP/IP at HTCIA Annual Conference, August 2005. Taught portions of Internet technology and investigations as part of CyberSleuth course for National District Attorneys Association, January 2006 and January 2007. Presented lectures on cryptography and TCP/IP at DoD Cyber Crime Conference, January 2006. Presented lectures on steganography and TCP/IP at Southeast Cybercrime Summit, March 2006. Participated in panel session on The Future of Digital Forensics, representing the academic perspective, at the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, June 2006. Presented lecture on online computer forensics training and education at the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) Annual Conference, June 2006. Presented lecture on academia's role in information security and digital forensics at the Cyber Security Summit, October 2006. Presented lectures on cell phone forensics and TCP/IP at the HTCIA Annual Conference, October 2006. Presented paper on online undergraduate digital forensics education and pedagogy at the 40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-40), January 2007. Presented lecture on cell phone forensics at DoD Cyber Crime Summit, January 2007. Presented lectures on cryptography and TCP/IP at the Southeast Cybercrime Summit, March 2007. Presented paper on network forensics and member of program committee, Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law, April 2007. Presented lectures on cell phone forensics, cryptography, TCP/IP protocol analysis, and Internet tools at the HTCIA Annual Conference, August 2007. Gave paper on experience with hands-on exercises in online computer forensics courses and participated on panel session, at CFET 2007: 1st International Conference on Cybercrime Forensics Education & Training, September 2007. Gave talk on the role of digital forensics at the Vermont Association of Investigative & Security Services Annual Meeting, October 2007. Presented keynote address ("The Acceptability of Digital Evidence") and paper on anti-forensics at the 5th Australian Digital Forensics Conference, December 2007. Presented paper on the pedagogy and design of an M.S. degree program in digital investigation management at the Digital Forensics Mini-Track, 41st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-41), January 2008. Best Paper nominee. Gave talk on network forensics at The Computer Forensics Show, February 2008. Gave talk on the role of digital forensics at the Vermont Paralegal Association Annual Meeting, April 2008. Led workshop titled "Computer Forensics Examiners as Private Investigators: The Role of Academia in the Debate" at the Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law, April 2008. Gave talk on cell phone forensics at Mobile Forensics World, May 2008. Presented paper on hands-on digital forensics exercises and chaired paper session at